| ID | 025965 |
| Call Number | 372.6/LAN |
| Title Proper | Designing a concept-based curriculum for English language arts |
| Other Title Information | Meeting the Common Core with intellectual integrity, K-12 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Lanning, Lois A. |
| Publication | Thousand Oaks, Corwin, 2013. |
| Description | 158p Brown spine |
| Note | This book provides a step-by-step approach to developing English Language Arts curriculum units. |
| Note | Part I Preparing for Curriculum Design 1 --
1 Curriculum Matters in Teaching and Learning 3 --
Curriculum as the Master Plan 5 --
What is Concept-Based Curriculum? 6 --
2 The Components of a Concept-Based English Language Arts Curriculum 9 --
Traditional Curriculum, Traditional Teaching 11 --
From Traditionally Designed Curriculum to Concept-Based Curriculum Design 12 --
The Relationship Between Knowledge and Process 14 --
Understanding the Two Structures 17 --
The Structure of Knowledge 17 --
The Structure of Process 19 --
Support for These Structures 21 --
Providing a Road Map for Instruction 22 --
3 Getting Started: Doing the Preliminary Work 23 --
Leading Curriculum Change 23 --
Assembling the Curriculum Leadership Team 24 --
Articulating a Vision 25 --
Determining the Curriculum Template 27 --
Developing Strong Unit Titles 27 --
Mapping Out Units of Study for the New Curriculum 29 --
Review of Concept-Based Curriculum 36 --
Summary 37 --
Part II An Introduction to the Design Process 39 --
Assembling the Curriculum Writing Team 39 --
The Role of the Leadership Team 41 --
Unit Planning Pages 41 --
4 Designing the Curriculum: Steps 1 and 2 49 --
Step 1: Creating a Unit Title 49 --
Step 2: Identifying a Conceptual Lens 49 --
Summary 52 --
5 Designing the Curriculum: Step 3 53 --
Step 3: Creating the Unit Web 54 --
The Structure of the Unit Web 54 --
How is Each Strand Defined? 54 --
Why These Strands? 57 --
Subtopics and Concepts 58 --
Summary 65 --
6 Designing the Curriculum: Steps 4 and 5 67 --
Thinking and Understanding 67 --
Step 4: Writing Generalizations 68 --
Assessing Your Prior Knowledge 69 --
Kick-Starting Generalization Writing 69 --
Aligning Generalizations to the Unit Web 70 --
Scaffolding Generalizations 72 --
Teaching With Generalizations 73 --
Summary of Step 4 74 --
Step 5: Writing Guiding Questions 75 --
Summary of Step 5 78 --
7 Designing the Curriculum: Steps 6 and 7 81 --
Step 6: Determining Critical Content 81 --
Step 7: Determing Key Skills 83 --
Summary of Steps 6 and 7 89 --
8 Designing the Curriculum: Steps 8, 9, and 10 91 --
Step 8: Designing the Culminating Assessment 91 --
What We Can Learn From Culminating Assessments 95 --
Step 9: Suggesting Learning Experiences 95 --
Summary of Steps 8 and 9 98 --
Step 10: Writing the Unit Overview 102 --
Summary of Step 10 103 --
Part III What a Concept-Based Curriculum Looks Like 105 --
9 What Concept-Based English Language Arts Units Look Like 107 --
A Sample Elementary English Language Arts Unit 108 --
A Sample Middle School English Language Arts Unit 121 --
A Sample High School English Language Arts Unit 132 --
Summary 140 --
10 Voices From the Field 141. |
| Standard Number | 9781452241975 |
| Price. Qualification | Rs. 3290.00(Pb) |
| Classification Number | 372.6 |
| Key Words | Language arts (Secondary) ; Language arts (Elementary) ; Language arts (Primary) ; Language arts - Curricula - United States |